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PIN RECEIVER. -No. 245,653. Patented Aug. 16,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC ROBERT C. NARAMORE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO P.

JEWELL & SONS, OF SAME PLACE.

PIN-RECEIVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,653, dated August 16, 1881.

Application filcd May 24, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ROBERT C. NARAMORE, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsinPin-Receivers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to t he letters ofreference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the/same parts.

My improvement relates toa novel method of packings pins for market and for use,whereb v they are placed in a receiver or case which serves the purpose of packing and transporting'them, and in which they are sold to the consumer and can be used in the same mannor as from a pin-cushion.-

The object of my improvement is to provide a more convenient mannerofpacking pinsthan by the usual method of placing them in papers, and at the same time furnish a case from which they can be conveniently used, and in which more than one size of pin can be placed, and so that they can be selected at sight.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved pin receiver or case. Fig. 2 is a section through the middle, showing the construction.

A is a box or case, which is intended to be of an ornamental form and pleasing exterior, so that it can be placed upon a bureau or other article of furniture,where the pins will be convenient for use, in the same manner as an ornamental pin-cushion. As shown in the drawings, it is made with a curved top and with flat sides; but the top can be more or less curved or flat and the case of a dilferent shape.

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B is the top, which is punctured to receive the pins.

C is a diaphragm or partition within the case and parallel to the top, at a suitable distance from it, so that being punctured in the same manner it furnishes a second support to the pins. By this means the pins are held firmly and securely in their places, so that they cannot be disturbed in transportation. The pins can be placed in rows or in any ornamental form desired. When placed in rows they can be put very much nearer together than is customary in the ordinary papers, so that a great number can be inserted in a small receiver and form less bulky packages than the ordinary folded papers, owing to the latter requiring" the holes for the pins to be placed some distance apart 'to prevent tearing.

D is the bottom of the case. This serves to inclose the points of the pins out of sight; but it can be omitted in the construction, if desired, as the bottom is concealed when in use.

It is intended that several sizes of pins shall be placed in each receiver bysuita-ble machinery atthe manufactory,and that the case shall be sold with the pins, so that they can remain in it till used. One or more sizes can thus be obtained by the purchaser, as may be desired.

My improved receiver can be constructed of card-board with an ornamental paper covering, or of any other suitable materials. V

What I claim as my invention is- A pin case or receiver of box form, provided with the top B and the partition C, which are punctured to receive and hold the pins, substantially as described.

ROBERT C. NA RAMORE.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. ELLIS, CHAS. L. BURDE'IT. 

